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1 unemployment
1) (the state of being unemployed: If the factory is closed, many men will face unemployment.) ανεργία2) (the numbers of people without work: Unemployment has reached record figures this year.) αριθμός των ανέργων -
2 in one's shirt-sleeves
(without a jacket or coat: I work better in my shirt-sleeves.) χωρίς σακάκι -
3 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) αργόσχολος,άπρακτος/αχρησιμοποίητος2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) τεμπέλης3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) κενός4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) αβάσιμος,άσκοπος2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) χασομερώ,τεμπελιάζω2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) δουλεύω στο ραλαντί•- idler- idleness
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4 Tear
v. trans.P. and V. καταρρηγνύναι, σπαράσσειν (Plat.), Ar. and V. διασπᾶσθαι, καταξαίνειν (also Xen.), διασπαράσσειν, V. σπᾶν, ῥηγνύναι. (rare P. uncompounded), κνάπτειν, ἀρταμεῖν, διαρταμεῖν.Drag: P. and V. ἕλκειν.He shall not tear you from your purpose: V. οὐ... σε... παρασπάσει γνώμης (Soph. O. C. 1185).Snatch: P. and V. ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, συναρπάζειν, V. καθαρπάζειν, συμμάρπτειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. μάρπτειν.Break off: V. ἀποθραύειν.So that they could hardly tear themselves away: P. ὥστε... μὴ ῥᾳδίως ἀφορμᾶσθαι (Thuc. 7, 75).Tear down the roof: Ar. τὸ τέγος κατάσκαπτε (Nub. 1488).Snatch down: V. καθαρπάζειν.Tear ( one's hair): V. σπᾶν (acc.).Snatch off: P. and V. ἀφαρπάζειν.Tear open: P. and V. ἀναρρηγνύναι; see break open.I will tear out your entrails: Ar. ἐξαρπάσομαι σου... τἄντερα (Eq. 708).Uproot: P. ἐκπρεμνίζειν, V. ἐκθαμνίζειν.met., destroy: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν.Mangled: V. διασπάρακτος.Torn by dogs: V. κυνοσπάρακτος.Torn remains: V. σπαράγματα, τά.Rent, broken: V. διχορραγής, διαρρώξ.Torn into raw pieces: Ar. ὠμοσπάρακτος.——————v. intrans.See Rush.——————subs.A shower of tears bedimming the eyes: V. ὀφθαλμότεγκτος πλημμυρίς, ἡ.Tears of joy steal from my eyes: V. γεγηθὸς ἕρπει δάκρυον ὀμμάτων ἄπο (Soph., El. 1231).Without a tear or a groan: V. ἄκλαυστος ἀστένακτος (Eur., Alc. 173).Without tears: P. ἀδακρυτί.Do your work without lamentation and tears if you be really son of mine: V. ἀστένακτος κἀδάκρυτος εἴπερ εἶ τοῦδʼ ἀνδρὸς ἔρξον (Soph., Trach. 1200).To pass no day without tears: P. μηδεμίαν ἡμέραν ἀδάκρυτος διάγειν (Isoc. 391).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tear
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5 pirate
1. noun1) (a person who attacks and robs ships at sea: Their ship was attacked by pirates; ( also adjective) a pirate ship.) πειρατής2) (a person who does something without legal right, eg publishes someone else's work as his own or broadcasts without a licence: a pirate radio-station.) πειρατής/πειρατικός2. verb(to publish, broadcast etc without the legal right to do so: The dictionary was pirated and sold abroad.) κυκλοφορώ πειρατικές κόπιες- piracy -
6 immediate
[i'mi:diət] 1. adjective1) (happening at once and without delay: an immediate response.) άμεσος2) (without anyone etc coming between: His immediate successor was Bill Jones.) άμεσος3) (close: our immediate surroundings.) άμεσος•2. conjunction(as soon as: You may leave immediately you finish your work.) (αμέσως)μόλις -
7 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) βαράω2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) προχωρώ με δυσκολία3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) δουλεύω σκληρά2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) σκληρή δουλειά2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) δυνατό χτύπημα -
8 absenteeism
noun (being often absent from work etc without good reason: Absenteeism is a problem in some industries.) συστηματική και αδικαιολόγητη απουσία -
9 dead
[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) νεκρός2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) εκτός λειτουργίας, `νεκρός`3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) απόλυτος2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.)- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) εξαιρετικά- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
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10 delay
[di'lei] 1. verb1) (to put off to another time: We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.) αναβάλλω2) (to keep or stay back or slow down: I was delayed by the traffic.) καθυστερώ2. noun((something which causes) keeping back or slowing down: He came without delay; My work is subject to delays.) καθυστέρηση -
11 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) εκδήλωση2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) κάνω6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) ολοκληρώνω7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ασχολούμαι με8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) είμαι κατάλληλος/ εξυπηρετώ/ κάνω/ αρκώ9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) ασχολούμαι με10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) τα πηγαίνω11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) τακτοποιώ12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) συμπεριφέρομαι13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) αποδίδω14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) προξενώ15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) καλύπτω2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.)- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
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12 exception
[-ʃən]1) (something or someone not included: They all work hard, without exception; With the exception of Jim we all went home early.) εξαίρεση2) (something not according to the rule: We normally eat nothing at lunchtime, but Sunday is an exception.) εξαίρεση -
13 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) αποτυγχάνω,δεν μπορώ,δεν καταφέρνω2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) χαλώ3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) εξαντλούμαι,εγκαταλείπω4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) απορρίπτω5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) απογοητεύω•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) χωρίς,αν λείψει- failure- without fail -
14 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) ξανθός2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) δίκαιος3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) ωραίος,αίθριος4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) καλούτσικος5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) ικανοποιητικός6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) όμορφος•- fairness- fairly
- fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) λούνα παρκ2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) εμποροπανήγυρη, παζάρι3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) εμπορική έκθεση -
15 free
[fri:] 1. adjective1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) ελεύθερος2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) ελεύθερος3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) γενναιόδωρος4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) αβίαστος5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) δωρεάν6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) ελεύθερος7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) ελεύθερος8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) απαλλαγμένος2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.)2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.)•- freedom- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) δουλεύω για τον εαυτό μου- Freepost- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
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16 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) σπίτι,σπιτικό2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) πατρίδα3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) ίδρυμα4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) οίκος5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) κατοικία2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.)2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.)3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.)3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) (προς το/στο)σπίτι2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) βαθιά,στο στόχο•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
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17 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) αυτό, το2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) (υποκείμενο απρόσωπου ρήματος)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) \(υποκείμενο εμφατικής έκφρασης)L4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) (αντικείμενο ορισμένων ρημάτων)•- its- itself -
18 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) βγάζω (κάποιου) / μου βγαίνει το λάδι (στη δουλειά)English-Greek dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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19 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) βγάζω (κάποιου) / μου βγαίνει το λάδι (στη δουλειά)English-Greek dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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20 normal
['no:məl](usual; without any special characteristics or circumstances: How much work do you do on a normal day?; normal people; His behaviour is not normal.) κανονικός,ομαλός,φυσιολογικός- normally
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